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The Flora and Fauna by Alyson Mead

A secret is revealed, a friendship is forged, and nearly 30 years later two women try to cope with the unspeakable. Are they putting themselves in harm’s way? Can they help each other heal? Does it still matter? Written by Alyson Mead, The Flora and Fauna, inspired by the infamous letter read out-loud during the Stanford rape case, is the story of female friendship, vulnerability and intimacy.

The play is the winner of Arizona based The Bridge Initiative Project’s New Work Contest, of which this reading with WAM Theatre was part of the prize. WAM Theatre invites audiences to a powerful examination of friendship, community, and the aftermath of trauma.

ALYSON MEAD (Playwright) WAM Theatre: Debut. Elsewhere: Her award-winning plays have been staged at Off-Off Broadway and regional theaters around the country and in London, including La MaMa, St. Mark’s Church, 8BC, Pasadena Playhouse, Venus Theatre, Women Playwrights Conference, Limelight, the Other Space Theater, the Hudson, Atwater Village Theater and Sacred Fools, among others. Training: Mead studied at Yale University, the Slade School of Art in London, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and with iO West, UCB and Tectonic Theatre Project. Et cetera: She’s published by Original Works Publishing, and is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Playwriting Unit and the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative. Website:www.alysonmead.com

MOLLY CLANCY (Director) WAM Theatre: Artistic Associate, Fresh Takes Play Reading Series Curator & Producer, Director for The Last Wife,Water by the Spoonful, Assistant Director for In Darfur, How The World Began and Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England. Regional Theatre: Molly currently works at Shakespeare & Company as the Publicity Director and previously worked at Florida Studio Theatre (Sarasota, FL) and Home Made Theatre (Saratoga Springs, NY). Additional Directing: SDC Foundation Observership Class 2015 – 2016, Charlotte’s Web and The Wizard of Oz (Forest Lake Theatre) and The Rwandans’ Visit (Lougheed Festival of the Arts at SUNY Potsdam). Additional Assistant Directing: Taibi Magar’s Comedy of Errors and Alice Reagan’s Or; (Shakespeare & Company). Training: SUNY Potsdam (BA in Theatre and English). Twitter: @MollyClancyy